Microplastics are found for the first time in Antarctic sea ice

Microplastics are found for the first time in Antarctic sea ice as human pollution reaches the most remote regions of the planet Ice core drilled in 2009 was analysed by the University of Tasmania scientists   Found 96 total microplastic particles in the 3.5ft long chunk of sea ice  More than a third (34%) of the … Read more

Scientists who spent a decade studying Deepwater Horizon still worry about its effect on sea life

Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and touching off the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, gulf waters sparkle in the sunlight, its fish are safe to eat, and thick, black oil no longer visibly stains the beaches and estuaries.  Brown pelicans, a … Read more

Bizarre 150ft-wide sea creature with ‘stinging stringy tentacles’ spotted off the Australian coast

‘Long stringy stingy thingy’: Bizarre glowing tentacle-like creature made up of THOUSANDS of tiny organisms is spotted off the coast of Australia Creature is believed to be a siphonophore which looks like a single animal  It is thought the outer ring has a circumference of 150ft (47metres) It has stinging tentacles and is made of … Read more

Cunningly camouflaged superyacht Hide is covered in dark reflective materials that mirror the sea

Now you see it… The cunningly camouflaged superyacht ‘Hide’, which is covered in dark reflective materials that mirror the sea ‘Hide’, measuring 164ft in length, is a vessel designed to live up to its name and blend in with the environment  She was created by designer Anna Borla, a finalist in Boat’s 2020 Young Designer of … Read more